The idea is to use as much off-the-shelf hardware and software as possible in order to move fast while keeping costs down.
The system combines off-the-shelf hardware, software and a voice-controlled interface of the students' own design.
It uses much commercial off-the-shelf hardware to reduce cost and development time.
Compaq said this use of off-the-shelf hardware and software would allow the company to offer higher performance at a lower price.
Visimeet is a fully scalable program that can be used with off-the-shelf hardware.
In addition, this meant that existing, off-the-shelf hardware could be used, reducing costs and contributing to the fast-tracking of the project.
Creating images from other media is often considerably easier and can often be performed with off-the-shelf hardware.
This allowed complex systems to be built from commercial off-the-shelf hardware.
As part of the conditions of the prize, the computer program must run on standard, off-the-shelf hardware.
Color, space, the legacy of pure abstraction - via off-the-shelf hardware.